Serosorting and strategic positioning during unprotected anal intercourse: Are risk reduction strategies being employed by gay and bisexual men in Scotland?

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Volumn 39, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 735-738

  McDaid, Lisa M ^a   Hart, Graham J ^b  

^a MRC SOCIAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH SCIENCES UNIT   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANUS INTERCOURSE; ARTICLE; BISEXUAL MALE; HEALTH STATUS; HIV SEROSORTING; HIV TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS STATUS; KNOWLEDGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK REDUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL POSITION; UNITED KINGDOM; UNPROTECTED ANAL INTERCOURSE;

ADULT; BISEXUALITY; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SCOTLAND; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865446560     PISSN: 01485717     EISSN: 15374521     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/OLQ.0b013e31825a3a3c     Document Type: Article

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